Gastrointestinal pathogens detected by multiplex nucleic acid amplification testing in stools of pediatric patients and patients returning from the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal infections are caused by a broad spectrum of pathogens. Conventional diagnostic procedures are resource and time consuming due to single pathogen testing, often in differe
Evolution of drug resistance in tuberculosis: recent progress and implications for diagnosis and therapy (Publications)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing threat to global public health. Recent efforts to understand the evolution of drug resistance have shown that changes in drug-target interactions are only the
Rapid re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths after triple-dose albendazole treatment of school-aged children in Yunnan, People's Republic of... (Publications)
Post-treatment soil-transmitted helminth re-infection patterns were studied as part of a randomized controlled trial among school-aged children from an ethnic minority group in Yunnan province, People
Effect of nocturnal road traffic noise exposure and annoyance on objective and subjective sleep quality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various epidemiological studies have found an association between noise exposure and sleep quality, but the mediating role of annoyance is unclear for this association. OBJECTIVES: To inve
A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
SUMMARY Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This article reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options at the wi
Potent antimalarial 1,2,4-trioxanes through perhydrolysis of epoxides (Publications)
Perhydrolysis of a sterically congested multifunctional epoxide was achieved in ethereal H2 O2 with the aid of a recently developed Mo catalyst. The resulting hydroperoxide cyclized to give a 1,2,4-tr
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: implications for public health (Publications)
Abstract Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory mode
Changes in oral health over a 10-yr period in Switzerland (Publications)
The Swiss Health Surveys are conducted every 5 yr, and alternate surveys contain information on oral health. Worldwide the population is ageing and oral health is improving. The aim of this study was
Zahnverlust, prothetische Versorgung und zahnärztliche Inanspruchnahme in der Schweiz (Publications)
The aim of this study is to report about the dental health situation in Switzerland and to evaluate frequencies of dental visits. Data were obtained from the first and second national Health Survey of